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India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal continued his sublime form against England by scoring another half-century in the series on Day 2 of the fourth Test at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi. His valiant knock of 73 runs off 117 deliveries helped India end the second day with 219 runs for the loss of seven wickets. And en route to his fourth fifty-plus knock in the series, Jaiswal scored some major records as he came close to Virat Kohli’s monumental feat.
After losing India captain Rohit Sharma early and James Anderson making that early breakthrough in the third over of the innings, Jaiswal found capable support from Shubman Gill as the young pair stitched a brave 82-run stand for the second wicket before spinner Shoaib Bashir struck three times. successively before Tea to reduce India from 86 for 1 to 133 for 4.
Jaiswal completed his fifty off 89 deliveries before the end of the second session of Day 2, where he survived a scare against Ollie Robinson after the third umpire gave him not out, leaving the English players in disbelief before reaching those historic figures in the final session.
En route to his knock, Jaiswal further cemented his place as the series’ leading run-getter as he amassed 618 runs in just seven innings. He became the third Indian to score 600 or more runs in a Test series against England, with only former captain Kohli (655 in 2016/17) ahead of him, while he surpassed current India head coach Rahul Dravid ( 602 races in 2002).
He also became the fifth Indian batsman to score 600 or more runs in a single Test series, joining Kohli, Sunil Gavaskar and Rahul Dravid, who did it twice each during their illustrious career, and Dilip Sardesai.
The youngster also joined an elite company of Don Bradman, Sir Garfield Sobers, Gavaskar, Graeme Smith, George Headley and Neil Harvey to become the seventh batsman to score 600 or more runs in a Test series before turning 23. .
Jaiswal’s knock also included a solitary six, putting him ahead of Indian legend Virender Sehwag in the list of batsmen with most sixes in a calendar year. In the second month of 2024 alone, the left-hander had already smashed 23 sixes, one more than Sehwag had amassed in 2008. All those sixes came during the series against England, with a record 12 hits during his second double-century knock. last year. week in Rajkot.
Despite Jaiswal’s efforts, England finished Day 2 on top, as India trailed by 134 runs in the first innings.